Arianna: Oh, my God. This is amazing. I've been keeping a lid on it with Brady,
you know? And now I can talk to him.

Rafe: Yeah, well, speaking of Brady, I think he's gonna be a little bit
surprised at his old pal Nicole.

Arianna: Yeah. Well, you know what? Sydney is back where she belongs.

Rafe: Yeah, she is. She is. Nicole is too -- behind bars, where she will be for
a long time.

Nicole: You're here to help me?

Brady: Chloe sent me a text, said you'd been arrested.

Nicole: I'm surprised she bothered. She's not exactly happy with me right now.

Brady: Well, you kind of lied to her for over a year.

Nicole: [Sighs] Yeah. And you -- I mean, you -- you can't be happy with me,
either.

Brady: I'm here, though, aren't I?

Nicole: But I mean, after what I did, Brady, I-I don't understand. How could you
forgive me?

Nathan: That too tight?

Stephanie: It's perfect.

Nathan: Sorry that this had to happen to you.

Stephanie: No, it's fine. No big deal. It's just a dumb shoe.

Nathan: Yeah, well, if you weren't trying to get away from me so fast -- were
you upset with me?

Stephanie: No. Why would I be? [Chuckles] I think the world of you, Nathan. I --
I always have. I think you're a really terrific guy.

Nathan: Oh. [Chuckles] Um, I didn't know you felt that way about me. I mean,
maybe if I had --

Stephanie: Maybe if you had -- what?

Nathan: Uh, well, maybe things would be different.

Stephanie: Different how?

Nathan: Um, like this. Did you hear what I said?

Stephanie: What?

Nathan: [Chuckles] I said ice this when you get back to the office for at least
20 minutes, all right? Keep it elevated when you're seated.

Stephanie: Right.

Nathan: Well, you're good. Feeling all right?

Stephanie: Yes.

Nathan: All right.

Stephanie: No. Nathan, I think you're making a huge mistake.

Nathan: What are you talking about?

Mark: You are going to give me what I want, Melanie.

Melanie: Yeah. No, sure. And can I just say I'm super duper flattered that you
came all the way to visit me from -- from Milan? Or Versailles? Where did we
have so much fun together?

Mark: Berlin.

Melanie: Berlin.

Mark: Except you left me in the night.

Melanie: Yeah, but I mean, you passed out, and I had a train to catch.

Mark: [Laughs] You're not getting away from me this time, Melanie, not until I
get what I came here for.

Melanie: Okay. Okay.

Brady: Nicole, I should have stopped you a long time ago, but I -- I saw the
pain you were in. I -- I saw how much you wanted to hold on to EJ and -- and to
Sydney.

Nicole: Brady. You're the only one. You're the only one who understands.

Brady: It's okay.

Nicole: No, it's not okay. It will never be okay. I mean, everyone knows the
truth. EJ won't even look at me. Everyone hates me.

Brady: Not everyone. Nicole, look at me.

Brady: We're gonna get through this. It's gonna be okay.

Nicole: Oh, my God. Why couldn't I have tried to build a life with you?

EJ: You back for good?

Stefano: I am.

EJ: You hear the message I was leaving?

Stefano: Yes, I did.

EJ: Is that why you're back? Because the police decided that you weren't
responsible for the hit on Rafe Hernandez and I was?

Stefano: I've been informed of that development.

EJ: So to free yourself, you decided you'd set up your own son to take the fall
for a crime that you committed. That's noble.

Nathan: Well, what -- what do you mean I made a huge mistake?

Stephanie: Uh, the -- the way you wrapped my ankle, I think it's too tight.

Nathan: Okay. I'll rewrap it.

Stephanie: Thanks.

Nathan: You're welcome. And then you'll have more than enough time to tell me
what's really on your mind.

Melanie: Okay, Mark, stop. You don't have to be so rough with me.

Mark: You took my money and left me in the night.

Melanie: I know, okay? Yeah.

Mark: But now I found you.

Melanie: That's fine. So I'll just run to an ATM, and I'll get your money for
you.

Mark: [Laughing] You think you'll ever leave my sight again?

Melanie: Look, Mark, I'll pay you back. I promise.

Mark: Yes, you will. You will pay me back -- dollar by dollar -- by dollar.

Philip: Hey, Mel. What's going on?

Rafe: Caroline and Roman are with Sami and Sydney right now. I thought I'd give
them a little space.

Arianna: Wow. They must be walking on air, huh?

Rafe: Mm-hmm.

Arianna: Hey, I'm not gonna let anyone forget that you are the hero in all of
this.

Rafe: Oh, please, would you stop?

Arianna: Hey, don't do the modesty thing with me, okay?

Rafe: No, I'm serious.

Arianna: I am too.

Rafe: I'm serious. Let's not forget that EJ saved me, you know? That hit man was
about to blow my head off.

Arianna: Yeah. That's kind of a weird thing for him to do, wasn't it?

Rafe: Yeah, no kidding.

Arianna: Not that I'm complaining.

Rafe: Oh, me neither. But you're right. There is something going on there. I
mean, uh, you know, here I am, I'm proving that EJ is the father. I'm bring
Sydney back into the DiMera family. What the hell do they want to kill me for?

Stefano: [Sighs] So you think I set you up, Elvis?

EJ: I know you set me up. You were desperate.

Stefano: I was?

EJ: Yeah. I stopped the hit on Rafe Hernandez. Matteo named you as the one who
hired him, and you needed to get the police off your back.

Stefano: So I accused my own son?

EJ: Matteo didn't name you on his own, Father.

Stefano: Ah, Matteo. [Chuckling] He's so wishy-washy, huh? You watch. Tomorrow
he'll go ahead, and he'll, uh, name someone else. Then the day after that --
[Laughs] He'll name somebody else.

EJ: No, thank you. So that's your game, is it? That's your strategy -- to make
sure neither one of us is charged?

Stefano: Matteo will do as he's told. And you will be exonerated by tomorrow at
least -- nothing to worry about. Salute.

Stephanie: Hey. Did you turn in that communicable-disease report?

Nathan: Hey, how's that ankle?

Stephanie: Fine. Your report?

Nathan: Emailed it. You know, we never did get to talk about that big mistake I
made.

Stephanie: I told you. You just wrapped my ankle too tightly.

Nathan: Right. And that's why you were so quick to get away from me, um, when I
asked again.

Stephanie: It's just one of those days for me, so let's just drop it.

Nathan: Steph, hold on. Listen -- I like you, and I don't want anything to screw
that up.

Mark: Hey, maybe you got a problem with your ears. You did not hear me. It's
time for you to go. Melanie and I have business.

Philip: Who is this dude?

Melanie: Mark, Philip. Philip, Mark.

Philip: Huh. Designer boots, an accent -- my guess is he's one of your old
friends from back in the day. Right, Mel? What, France? Italy?

Mark: My friend, when people don't do what they're supposed to do, they get
hurt. Please -- don't make me tell you again.

Philip: Now, this could be one of your old friends from back in the day, but my
guess is, since he was about to drag you through that door, you owe him money.
And since you don't have two dimes to rub together, it's gonna be a really long
night.

Mark: [Chuckling]

EJ: Nothing to worry about. Nothing to worry about. You seem to be forgetting
that Samantha can use these charges against me when it comes to Sydney's custody
hearing.

EJ: Father? I think it's time you and I got to the truth, don't you? See, I have
a theory as to why you put that hit on Hernandez. Anyway, before we get to that,
I'd like to know, is his life still in danger?

Rafe: All right. Well, I'm gonna run a few errands, then I'm gonna head back
over to Sami's, okay?

Arianna: Okay. I left Brady upstairs, so, hey, call me?

Rafe: Why not?

Arianna: All right.

Rafe: Okay. What's going on there?

Arianna: Gabriella?

Rafe: Gabi, what the hell are you doing?

Gabriella: Mom told me to come. She was worried about you guys.

Brady: Look, no matter what might have been, Nicole -- everything you did, you
did for love. And I saw how hard you tried to build a life with EJ and Sydney. I
saw it.

Nicole: I still can't believe they took Sydney away. I just -- I-I miss her so
much.

Brady: I know. I know you do. But, Nicole, there's nothing you can do about
that. I mean, once Chad's paternity tests showed that he was the father, the --
but a legal adoption, it's -- it's not so black and white in a courtroom. I
mean, I think a jury's gonna be able to understand what you did and why you did
it.

Nicole: I'm -- why -- I mean, why I did it, I -- Brady, is that why you think I
was arrested?

Brady: What do you mean? They're supposed to spell it out for you when you're
charged. They didn't state the charge "illegal adoption"? Nicole? Nicole, excuse
me. Is there -- is there -- is there another reason why you were arrested?

Stefano: Elvis, would you please stop fretting about Rafael Hernandez, all
right? He's free to go on annoying people until the cows come in. Goodness sake.
You are gonna be exonerated. There's nothing else to discuss.

EJ: Well, Father, I-I run the family business now, you see? I mean, I can't
really do my job properly unless I know what's going on. If there's a threat to
this family, you need to let me know.

Stefano: Rafael Hernandez is not a threat.

EJ: That wasn't always the case, was it?

Stefano: Sorry?

EJ: You know, when you bungled that hit on him -- he had some papers in his
hand. You know what they were? It was DNA evidence.

EJ: Nicole switched babies. Mia gave birth to Grace, and Samantha gave birth to
Sydney.

Stefano: Oh. Ho-ho. Well, God, I mean, that -- [Exhales sharply] Ooh, ho-ho.
That's, uh, unbelievable. I, uh -- I mean, Nicole, I -- she should -- she should
be in prison, no? I mean, how -- how -- how did she think that she was going to
get away with something so outrageous?

EJ: Oh, she's been arrested.

Stefano: Good.

EJ: Look at me. You're telling me you had nothing to do with this? Nothing? You
knew nothing of it?

Stefano: How could I? I was in seclusion.

EJ: You managed to get in contact with Matteo. You got him to change what he was
saying. And yet, somehow -- inexplicably -- you have no knowledge of Sydney's
dual role in our family?

Stefano: What -- [Sighs] Why the hell -- ? I mean, is it important now about
what I knew, what I didn't know? The important thing is -- Nicole is in jail,
and we will have our beautiful little girl back in la famiglia.

EJ: I'm gonna tell you what I think. I think -- if that hit on Rafe had been a
success -- nobody would ever have known about this baby switch. Nicole's secret
would have been completely safe. But you know that, don't you? Because that is
why you ordered the hit, isn't it? That means you knew her secret -- and you
knew from day one.

[Pager beeping]

Nathan: We are going to talk, all right? First thing tomorrow?

Elise: How many people were hurt? Okay, I'll get right on it.

Stephanie: What happened?

Elise: Bus accident. They're coming in right away. We're gonna have to send a
doc down to help out in the E.R. It's gonna be an all-nighter for some poor
soul. Oh, shoot. I'm gonna have to call someone in.

Gabriella: Hey -- at least you got out of jail early. Everyone was really happy
about that, right, Rafe?

Rafe: Right.

Gabriella: But then you just dropped out of sight, Ari.

Arianna: I'll -- I can -- I can see Mom, you know? I just -- I've been --

Gabriella: Busy. Right.

Rafe: Hey, hey. Remember we're gonna lose the attitude, not -- hey, how about we
both call Mom tomorrow morning. Would that be good? And then we'll both go see
her, I don't know --

Arianna: Next week.

Rafe: See? Next week some time. How's that?

Gabriella: Good.

Rafe: Okay.

Arianna: All right, great.

Rafe: So your work here is done. Did you take the bus or -- ?

Gabriella: Yeah. But -- I'm not going home tonight. In fact, mom said I should
stay here a few days and look after you two.

Arianna: No way.

Nicole: [Scoffs] What else could be going on, Brady? I-I don't know. I'm -- I'm
-- I'm paranoid. I'm feeling sorry for myself. And why wouldn't I? I mean --
those cops were saying nasty things to me when I -- when I was being
fingerprinted and having my picture taken. I mean, at least they could have a
little compassion. I just lost my daughter.

Brady: Don't -- don't even focus on that right now. Listen, I came here to help
you -- and I intend to do that, so tell me what I can do for you right now.

Nicole: Well, actually -- I mean, there is something you can do.

Stefano: Elvis, goodness sake. I'm as shocked as anybody about Nicole. I mean, I
-- I had no idea that Hernandez was investigating you. I thought that he was
investigating our family.

EJ: People investigate us all the time. Don't they? We don't put hits on them.
Be honest with me, please. Why are you so protective of Nicole? You've always
been so protective of her.

Stefano: Well, why not? She's your wife. I thought you loved her.

EJ: I did love her. That was until she faked her pregnancy, and then she got
some other girl's baby. Remember when I told you about that? Do you remember?
You were in hospital. Think about it.

Stefano: [Sighs]

EJ: Okay, you were in hospital. I told you about it. You told me you wanted to
talk to me about something. But then you changed your mind right after you had a
little conversation with Samantha.

Stefano: Look, who can remember? That woman should not be allowed to come
anywhere near me.

EJ: You got so angry with her that you decided she would have no part in my life
ever again.

Stefano: Nonsense.

EJ: No. See, you have all these ingredients out here. You bring them all
together, what do you have? You have your hatred for Samantha. Then you seem to
couple that with this -- this incredible loyalty you seem to have for Nicole.
Then you have this fear of Rafe, 'cause he might find out about this -- this
baby-switch situation. So you take out a hit on him, because you knew from day
one.

Melanie: Let me guess. I can repay you by kneeling down and kissing your ring
and telling you that I absolutely cannot live without you. And, um, then I just
take you right on upstairs to the bedroom. Is that how that works?

Philip: Yeah. You could do that. Actually, I'd like some answers, starting with
how the hell you conned that guy out of 10,000 bucks.

Melanie: Mark? He was kind of easy. I mean, the guy's totally loaded -- [Grunts]
Despite how he dresses. And I told him I could get him an Arabian horse for ten
grand.

Philip: Wow. And he believed you? He deserves to be scammed.

Melanie: Like I said, easy.

Philip: I've got to wonder, though.

Melanie: What?

Philip: How many more Marks are out there waiting to get even?

Nicole: Brady, this -- this -- this doesn't have to happen right away, but --

Brady: But what?

Nicole: Do you think you can post bail for me? Look, it's not like I'll be
heading off to Timbuktu or anything. I mean, the courts have my passport, and I
certainly can't afford to travel anyway. Look, Brady, I mean, this place, I --
haven't I been punished enough? I lost my daughter -- the most important person
in my life. She is my life.

Brady: Nicole, Nicole. You are going to have to learn to accept the fact that
Sydney is not yours anymore.

Nicole: All I want to do is crawl in a hole and try to remember her sweet,
little smile and her -- her laugh and how happy we used to be.

EJ: Why do you lie to me? Why? You almost told me in the hospital about the baby
switch. You don't remember that?

Stefano: No, no, no, no. You're mistaken.

EJ: Yes. If Samantha hadn't pissed you off so much -- to allow you to decide
that you didn't want her to be a part of my life anymore -- so you side with
Nicole. You always side with Nicole.

Stefano: Listen, I am not the villain here.

EJ: Oh, you let me be the judge of that.

Stefano: You know, you're my son. I love you. I would never do anything to hurt
you.

EJ: You know who just said that to me? Nicole. Yeah. See, unfortunately for you,
Rafe Hernandez, the good boy scout, he decided he was gonna find out the truth
about this baby switch, so you decided that you would have to have him killed.

Stefano: Elvis, in God's name -- think! Samantha would never have told you that
Sydney was your daughter, all right? Never! So because of the switch, Nicole
made it possible for you to raise your own daughter. I mean, is that so
terrible?

Nathan: [Sighs] The life of the intern, huh? Guess who's been chosen to stay
late and work in E.R. All night?

Stephanie: You.

Nathan: Yay.

Stephanie: I'm so sorry.

Nathan: Yeah. Apparently there's a bus accident over on Brewster. Nobody died,
luckily, but it's gonna be a busload of broken bones and stitches. Ugh, long
night.

Stephanie: What about your date with Melanie?

Nathan: Gonna have to cancel, obviously. Actually, I should call her right now.
Time to face the music.

Melanie: I'm not out of luck. He is a doctor. There was an accident, and he is
saving lives.

Philip: Ah, yes, noble fellow -- selfless, benevolent. [Laughs]

Melanie: What?

Philip: I'm just wondering what the good doctor would think about all these
scams you pulled in Europe.

Gabriella: Whoa. What's wrong with me staying for a couple of days?

Arianna: Uh, you should be with Mom.

Gabriella: Mom went to see Grandma for Thanksgiving. She said to come here.

Arianna: Well, she didn't even call, so --

Rafe: You know what? Hang on a sec. You stay right here, okay? What's going on?
Huh? What's the problem? So what if she comes and stays with us for a couple
days? She's kind of fun to be around.

Arianna: Where is she gonna stay? 'Cause she's not gonna stay with me. My room's
too small, and she's not gonna stay with you and Sami and Sydney, so just forget
it. I'll just tell her it's a no-go, okay?

Rafe: Wait. She said that Mom was gonna go to Grandma's for a week. Now, if
that's the case, I do not want her staying home alone. What about Caroline?
Doesn't she have a place that's down the hall from you? Isn't that vacant?

Brady: You'll have to do a little bit of paperwork, but they're gonna bring your
things out in a couple minutes.

Nicole: Brady, I-I can't tell you how much this means to me.

Brady: It's all right. Listen, um, I actually have to get going, but do you have
cash?

Nicole: Um, yeah, a little. I'll -- I'll be okay.

Brady: Okay. Listen, I'm gonna set you up in a motel out in Graymore, okay? It's
very discreet. But you'll be fine there. Don't worry about money, 'cause I'm
gonna take care of you, okay?

Nicole: I don't -- I don't know how I deserve someone like you for a friend,
Brady. And when you --

Brady: When what?

Nicole: When everything comes out and everyone does hate me -- I hope you still
understand that anything I did, anything I did, I did because I loved EJ, and I
loved that baby girl.

Brady: I know. I know. I am your friend. Nothing will change that.

Nicole: You want to bet?

Nathan: What are you, a glutton for punishment? I thought you'd be out of here
by now.

Stephanie: No, I decided to stay, just in case I can help out. You know, I hear
the E.R. Is really getting packed, so if you need anything, just let me know.

Nathan: Ooh, great. Um, how are you with stitching an open wound?

Stephanie: Uh --

Nathan: Kidding. But don't be surprised if I call you if things are starting to
get hectic, all right?

Stephanie: What?

Nathan: What you're doing, Stephanie, is a really nice thing. Thanks.

Melanie: I guess what I'm asking is, uh --

Philip: Don't tell Nathan you were a scam artist in Europe?

Melanie: I wasn't a scam artist. I was just --

Philip: Scamming guys out of their money -- and doing it very, very well, hence
the name scam artiste.

Melanie: You are just so funny, Philip.

Philip: And what do you care what anyone thinks, including Nathan Horton?

Melanie: I care about Nathan.

Philip: You want to keep telling yourself that, go ahead. But things would be
working out a lot better for you -- if you'd just be honest with yourself.

Rafe: It's good to see you. Really, it is.

Gabriella: It's good to see you too.

Rafe: And I am glad that you're gonna be here for Thanksgiving. That's great.

Gabriella: Arianna didn't -- didn't seem too thrilled about that.

Rafe: Yeah, you know why? Because she's got this new boyfriend, and she just --
you know, she probably wants some privacy upstairs.

Gabriella: Does this new boyfriend know she's a jailbird?

Rafe: No. No one here knows that, okay? And my guess is he'd probably be okay
with it, but -- he's a nice guy.

Gabriella: Hope so. I don't want to see her get hurt again.

Rafe: Yeah. You and me both.

Brady: Hey, you.

Arianna: Hey. How are you? Ooh, took me a little while to bring up that coffee,
didn't it?

Brady: No, I haven't been upstairs. Um, you didn't get my note, did you?

Arianna: No, no. Things got a little crazy down here. You left me a note?

Brady: Yeah, I did. Um, I had to take off, 'cause I got a text from Chloe. Uh,
Nicole has been arrested. I went down to the station and posted her bail.

Arianna: You what?

Brady: Nicole was in jail, so I paid her bail.

Arianna: After everything she did? Are you out of your mind?

Officer: You're out of here. Word is, though, you'll be back.

Nicole: Don't you worry about me. I'm gonna find my baby and do what has to be
done.

EJ: You were the one person that I could always count on, the one person I was
always supposed to be able to trust, Father, always.

Stefano: You can. You can. I love you. You're my son. I would do anything for
you.

EJ: But you lied to me. You -- you lied to me. You lied to me. You got Nicole to
lie to me. You had me mourn the death of a child that isn't even mine.

Stefano: Listen to me, please. Listen. Listen, all right? Because if you knew
the truth, you would have went running to that low-life Brady bitch, because you
are in love with her. You still love her. You know that.

EJ: It's my life, Father! It's my life. You just can't just do this.

Stefano: I know, but I -- I just wanted to help. That's all.

EJ: I love you. But you can't do this.

[Both grunting]

Stefano: No. No, no, no. No, Elvis -- Elvis.

EJ: Aah!

Stefano: Elvis. Elvis. [Choking]

Sami: Come on. EJ didn't have anything to do with trying to kill Rafe.

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